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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta

Come for the mountains, ocean, and adventure. Stay for the martinis, massages, and freshly cleaned sunglasses.

By Lanny Fuller
The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School
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The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School

Your syllabus for an adult-life reset in September.

By Lanny Fuller
Asheville Has Range Asheville Has Range
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Asheville Has Range

Mountains and murals. Dive bars and the Biltmore. Airstreams and American single malt. Five days barely scratches the surface in one of America's most charming towns.

By Beau Hayhoe
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The Worst Town in America to Live in if You Love Craft Beer

To give you an idea of how rapidly craft beer has expanded in this country, consider that after Prohibition ended, it took 88 years for America to reach 1,000 breweries again. That's almost a century. After that, it took only another 15 to hit 2,000 breweries, which we did in 2011. Today, less than…

By Mike Newman
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Whiskey from the Guy Who Taught Jack Daniels to Make Whiskey

Jack Daniels wasn't born knowing how to make whiskey.  Someone had to teach him and that someone isn't who you'd expect.  Uncle Nearest, born Nathan Green, was a slave in Tennessee who first taught a young Jack Daniels how to distill.  The two worked together when Green was rented to…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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A Few Days with Altos Tequila, from Arandas to Mexico City

The minute we got the itinerary for our trip to Mexico with the folks from Altos Tequila, we knew it was going to be memorable. Three days, from Arandas (North, in Jalisco) to Mexico City, with a bunch of fun stuff packed in between. We’d be hitting one of Mexico…

By Maxwell Barna
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Get Paid to Drink Whisky and Travel the World

Grant's Whisky is looking for a global brand ambassador, which is a fancy way of saying they're looking for someone who will travel the world convincing people to drink their whisky. Which means the traveler is also going to be drinking a lot of whisky. The application process has three…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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A Guide to Edibles

The world of medical and recreational marijuana has exploded over the last few years and if you think people are just rolling joints and ripping bong hits, you’re sadly, woefully mistaken. Edibles are a whole new genre of marijuana consumption gaining widespread use, and some people are finding they prefer…

By Maxwell Barna
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